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Nintendo UK boss talks success and the new year
General Manager for the UK, David Yarnton, recently sat down to discuss Nintendo and the UK. The interview had a mixture of light and fluffy, with some actual tough questions sprinkled throughout. The main question as to when UK gamers will receive the same respect and consideration as the rest of the gaming world did not arise, though.Yarnton explains that Nintendo doesn't have another handheld in the works, though discussion hasn't been dying down. He also goes on to state that the focus on the DS in 2008 will be to improve on the amount of titles they have in their Touch Generations! lineup of games.What would you in the UK like to see Nintendo focus on in the upcoming year? You know, aside from the whole "giving us games in a timely fashion" thing ...
David Yarnton speaks on UK launch
Nintendo UK's David Yarnton recently said during an interview on Eurogamer TV that Europe would receive the biggest launch in the company's history. He's quick to cover his keister, however, by stating that even "20 million [units] wouldn't be enough" to cover the demand for the system.David says that with the Wii "we're looking at about four million units before the end of the year globally and Europe will get a reasonable proportion of that. The stock that we're looking to get we believe will probably be more than we've ever had for any console launch. But from the feedback we've had from our retailers, whatever we have won't be enough as the demand from people is really heating up for it."Yarnton absolutely expects there to be shortages at retail come this holiday season. Considering Nintendo has had the finalized Broadway chips for some time now, are we to expect the types of shortages the Xbox 360 suffered from and the PS3 will undoubtedly face?[Via gameindustry.biz]
